Twelvers

A picture of a mosque that follows the Twelver sect of Shia Islam.

Twelvers, or Twelver Shia's (Arabic: اثنا عشرية شيعة), are Shia Muslims who believe that God appointed twelve guides (Imams) after Prophet Muhammad:

Ali ibn Abi Talib (Ameerul Mu'mineen)
Hassan ibn Ali (al-Mujtabaa)
Husayn ibn Ali (ash-Shaheed)
Ali ibn Husayn (Zaynul Aabideen)
Muhammad al-Baqir
Jafar as-Sadiq
Musa al-Kadhim
Ali ar-Ridha
Muhammad at-Taqi, al-Jawaad
Ali al-Haadi, an-Naqi
Hassan al-Askari
Muhammad al-Mahdi

About 85% of Shia Muslims are Twelvers. Most of them can be found in Iran (90%), Azerbaijan (85%), Bahrain (80%), Iraq (65%), Lebanon (35%), and Kuwait (35%). There are also significant minorities in Pakistan (20%), Afghanistan (18%), and Saudi Arabia (10-15%).^[1]

Twelvers Media

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18th century mirror writing in Ottoman calligraphy. Depicts the phrase 'Ali is the vicegerent of God' in both directions.
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Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, where the Battle of Karbala took place

References

↑ "International Crisis Group. The Shiite Question in Saudi Arabia, Middle East Report N°45, 19 September 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2009.

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[1] "International Crisis Group. The Shiite Question in Saudi Arabia, Middle East Report N°45, 19 September 2005" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2009.

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